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IIM Trichy (Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli) completed final placements for the PGP (Post Graduate Programme in Management) batch of 2015-17 with the highest domestic CTC of INR 33Lacs, which is a 39% higher than previous last year.

The companies offered diverse roles in the domains of sales and marketing, finance, general management, strategy and operations, consulting and analytics, and human resources. Roles like GMC, Executive Assistant, Chairman, and Managing Director were the highlights of the placement process.

A total of 104 offers were made; 25 students bagged PPOs/PPIs (pre-placement offers/interviews), which is an increase of 19 per cent from the previous year. The average CTC of the top 10 per cent of the batch was INR 21.55lacs. The median CTC offered to the batch witnessed an increase of more than INR 1lacs and stood at INR13.28lacs. The average CTC also increased from INR 13.01lacs to INR 13.30lacs.

On completion, the Placement Chairperson, Abhishek Totawar, said, “Despite a tough recruitment market this year and calamitous weather (in the form of Cyclone Vardah), we are happy to announce the completion of placement with increased numbers. We are thankful to our recruiters who have shown trust in IIM Trichy.”

The director of the institute, Prafulla Agnihotri said, “I am happy to note the development of the institute over a period of six years. Most of the leading companies in India have taken note of our progress and have started visiting campus for summer and final placements. I was especially thrilled to see the names of companies like Microsoft, who came for summer placements, and JP Morgan Chase, Shell and Publicis.Sapient, who came for final placements, for the first time.”